Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022.




 



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Genus
Actinemys

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Pacific Pond Turtles
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Pazifische Sumpfschildkröten, Pazifik-Wasserschildkröten
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Vestamerikanske Sumpskildpadder
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1857 |  |
Actinemys Agassiz (type species: Emys marmorata Baird & Girard 1852) |

Contents:
2 species, of which 1 (50.0%) is endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks:
Revalidated as a separate genus by Holman & Fritz (2001). Also see Burke, Leuteritz & Wolf (1996).
Spinks, Thomson, McCartney-Melstad & Shaffer (2016) suggested to include the genera
Actinemys and
Emydoidea in
Emys, thus returning to a previously used taxonomy.
Distribution:
Mexico
(Baja California Norte),
USA
(California,
Nevada,
Oregon,
Washington).
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Actinemys marmorata

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Northern Pacific Pond Turtle, Northern Western Pond Turtle
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Nordwestliche Pazifik-Wasserschildkröte
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Nordlig Vestamerikansk Sumpskildpadde
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1852 |  |
Emys marmorata Baird & Girard |
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Actinemys marmorata Agassiz 1857 |
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Clemmys marmorata Strauch 1862 |
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Geoclemmys marmorata Gray 1870 |
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Chelopus marmoratus Cope 1875 |
1854 |  |
Emys nigra Hallowell (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
1862 |  |
Clemmys wosnessenskyi Strauch (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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Geoclemmys wosnessenskyi Gray 1872 |
1903 |  |
Clemmys hesperia Hay (Fritz & Havas 2006) |

Remarks:
Previously included pallida.
Extirpated in Canada (British Columbia, incl. Vancouver Island).
A single record from Idaho may represent an introduction (Bury & Germano 2008).
Extinct in:
Canada
(British Columbia).
Introduced to:
Australia
(New South Wales).
Distribution:
USA
(California,
Nevada,
Oregon,
Washington).
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Actinemys marmorata
© Rune Midtgaard
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Actinemys pallida

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Southern Pacific Pond Turtle, Southern Western Pond Turtle
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Südwestliche Pazifik-Wasserschildkröte
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Sydlig Vestamerikansk Sumpskildpadde
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1945 |  |
Clemmys marmorata pallida Seeliger |
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Actinemys marmorata pallida Bour 2002 |
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Emys marmorata pallida Artner 2003 |
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Actinemys pallida Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2017 |

Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of marmorata.
Distribution:
Mexico
(Baja California Norte),
USA
(California).
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